TADIPATRI

About Tadipatri ( Tadpatri )

Tadipatri or Tadpatri is a city and a municipality in Anantapur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Tadipatri is located at 1455N 7801E / 14.92N 78.02E / 14.92; 78.02. Its average elevation is 223 metres or 731 feet.MLA of Tadipatri is Mr J.C.Divakar Reddy As of the 2001 India census, Tadipatri had a population of 86,641. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Tadipatri has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 44%. In Tadipatri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.Yashwanth sappa lives here. The area around Tadipatri is known as Bhaskara Kshetra. To its south lies a forest full of palm trees. It was called Tatipatri during the time of Pemmasani Ramalinga Naidu, a local chieftain under the Vijayanagara king, Proudha Devaraya. Tadipatri got its name from Tatipatri which means garden of palm trees. Another version is that Tataki, a demon lady who tried to...